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Examples of fortnight in a Sentence

They stayed with us for a fortnight.

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Pictured just a fortnight ago looking content with Alesenka Lesenka, Ze Luis was reportedly not keen on leaving the dancer and moving to England in a move that would admittedly be a risky move for both parties.

The world's most expensive player was booed by the PSG home fans despite scoring four goals in an 8-0 thrashing of Dijon a fortnight ago, after taking a penalty that could have given Cavani the club's all-time goalscoring record.

United narrowly beat Tottenham by a single goal to nil last weekend, but perhaps missed a trick against Liverpool a fortnight earlier, especially given that Spurs tore the Merseysiders to shreds a few days later.

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Origin and Etymology of fortnight

Middle English fourtenight, alteration of fourtene night, from Old English fēowertȳne niht fourteen nights